Legal Opinion
Nevada v. Watkins
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1990No. Nos. 86-7308, 90-70004PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
The State of Nevada, Richard Bryan, Paul Laxalt, Chic Hecht, Barbara Vucano-vieh, and Harry Reid (Nevada) challenge the Secretary of Energy’s decision to continue investigation of Yucca Mountain, Nevada as a potential site for the location of a national high-level radioactive waste repository, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), Pub.L. No. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2211 (1983) (now codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 10101-10270). The NWPA establishes a comprehensive process for determining the suitability of Yucca Mountain as a repository site. Nevada…
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